Software Engineer: Drive Mission-Critical Systems

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer to help build mission critical applications that support SpaceX operations from launch vehicle production to Starlink. You will own software engineering across the stack, design scalable systems, and prototype key concepts while collaborating with an enthusiastic, diverse team.

Responsibilities include delivering reliable software, creating new applications, and improving operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software.
• Experience in full stack development.
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them.
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into your users' problems to find and create efficient solutions
• Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Full stack development

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Build systems (Make, Bazel, Pants, Buck, Gradle)

Package managers (pip, npm)

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer to help build mission critical applications that support SpaceX operations from launch vehicle production to Starlink. You will own software engineering across the stack, design scalable systems, and prototype key concepts while collaborating with an enthusiastic, diverse team.

Responsibilities include delivering reliable software, creating new applications, and improving operational efficiency.